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Kennedia rubicunda
Also called Red Coral Pea, Red Kennedy Pea, Red Kennedya Pea
Dusky coral pea is a twining or trailing Australian climber with dark red pea flowers, grown mainly as a groundcover or to cover fences and banks. It is vigorous and drought tolerant, and it does best in well-drained soil in sun or part shade.
Kennedia rubicunda, commonly known as the dusky coral pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern continental Australia. It is a twining or prostrate herb with trifoliate leaves and dark red or purple flowers.
This plant is noted for its vigour and can be used to cover embankments or structures.
The species is adapted to a range of well-drained soils and adapts to positions with sun or partial shade. It is resistant to drought and has some frost tolerance. The species can be propagated by scarified seed or cuttings of semi-mature growth.
Kennedia rubicunda is widespread in a variety of habitats, including in forests and rainforest margins, on the coast and nearby tablelands of Queensland, New South Wales and far eastern Victoria. It is an introduced species in India, Tasmania and the North Island of New Zealand (where it is considered a weed).
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kennedia rubicunda by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
